Eglingham Churchyard Section-B-Row-X1[11]-X[10]-Bickerton
Transcription
[Headstone listed by Historic England, 2000, ref 19/171]
Here lieth the body of Mary Bickerton daughter of Thomas Bickerton of Hagdon, who died the 20th day of September 1781, aged 13 years.
When the archangels [sic] trump shall blow, And souls to bodies join, Thousands will wish their lives below Had been as short as thine.
[Inscription as it appears on headstone. Weathering and thick coating of lichen make last part difficult to read.]
